Clemson Visual Arts

Department of art’s annual fall Ceramic Bowl Sale Nov. 20

Meredith Mims McTigue, Center for Visual Arts CLEMSON — The ceramics studio in the department of art at Clemson University will hold the annual Fall Ceramics Bowl Sale from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the hallway in front of the Lee Gallery in Lee Hall. All proceeds support student scholarship and travel to the annual […]

Art department chair honored with prestigious South Carolina Art Commission fellowship

Meredith Mims McTigue, Center for Visual Arts CLEMSON – Valerie Zimany, chair and associate professor in the department of art at Clemson University, has been awarded a 2020 South Carolina Arts Commission Artist Fellowship. Through the fellowship, the Arts Commission recognizes and rewards the artistic achievements of South Carolina’s exceptional individual artists. “These awards can be transformative; they […]

Immaterial Artifacts Exhibit in the Lee Gallery

Immaterial Artifacts     August 26 – October 17, 2019 As we increasingly operate through digital interfaces in our daily lives, the role of craft has come to represent an alternative; a preservation of analog process and tradition that seems lacking in a digital world. At the same time, craft media has always been at the […]

Dirt x Digital Exhibit in the Lee Gallery

A Southern Survey in Clay August 26 – October 17, 2019 Dirt x Digital: A Southern Survey in Clay August 26 – October 17 in the Lee Gallery on the Clemson campus. Dirt x Digital showcases educators who integrate new technologies with traditional media in both their creative research and classrooms. The exhibition was curated by Valerie Zimany, Department of […]

Clemson goes ‘All In’ with public art installation at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex

by Tara Romanella Athletics and art are uniting at Clemson University with a new sculpture at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex. Following the opening of the 140,000-square football complex in 2017, students with Atelier InSite, Clemson’s student-driven public art program, began the process of commissioning the piece. After two rigorous years, main campus’ newest public […]

Clemson art professor receives prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant

Ken Scar, Clemson University Relations July 3, 2019 CLEMSON – The call came on April 1. The voice on the other end of the line told Clemson University instructor of fine arts Mark Brosseau that he would be receiving the prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation (PKF) grant, a life-changing development. He wondered whether it was true. Clemson University adjunct […]

Clemson trustees approve new degree programs, including a new Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design

CLEMSON – The Clemson University board of trustees recently approved new academic degree programs in the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, including the nation’s first Ph.D. program in Digital History. Clemson University trustees recently approved two new academic degree programs, including a new Bachelor of Arts in Art and Design. Trustees also voted to create […]

Clemson students’ spring 2019 Community Supported Art shares on sale now

Meredith Mims McTigue, Center for Visual Arts CLEMSON – Over the past seven years, the Clemson Community Supported (CSArt) program has been a popular way for the public to build a relationship with student artists. Shares for this spring season’s engaging and unique art-shopping experience are available now. The program is a new spin on […]

Clemson’s Lee Gallery showcases original art by Andy Warhol

Ken Scar, Clemson University Relations Polaroids of Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, Pia Zadora and Chris Evert taken by Andy Warhol hang in the Lee Gallery as part of the “Andy Warhol: Portraits of the Everyday” exhibit. CLEMSON – Today’s Instagram models and celebrity Tweeters can shift public discourse, paradigms, and even the destiny of Fortune […]

Art and entrepreneurship meet in CSArt

Hannah Pearson, Class of 2019, Clemson University Relations If you’re looking for Sara Mays, you’ll find her in the basement of Lee II. That’s where the graduate visual arts studios are found. Mays’ studio features floor-to-ceiling shelves covered in hand tools, art materials, books and completed ceramics. On one of these shelves sits a series […]